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• Adrianus Kelder, Velsen († 1995)
• Abraham Kats, Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Nederland († 2005)
• Anna Maria Stokkermans, Loon op Zand († 2002)
• Arnoldus Martinus André Manders, Oeffelt, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 2006)
• Cornelis Andries de Haas, Leiden
• Amelia Gerritsen († 1980)
• Anna Josepha Eppels, Ubach over Worms, Limburg, Nederland († 2005)
• Anna Gerarda Johanna Maria Ruijgt, Pijnacker († 1990)
• Audrey Ruth Nutto, Cook County, IL († 1984)
• Berendina Maria (Dientje) Rikhof, Denekamp,Gemeente Dinkelland, Overijssel, Nederland († 1959)

• Aaltien Lensing (89), Anderen
• Adriana van Rossum (25), Lopik, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adrianus Cornelis SOETERS (74), Bergen Op Zoom (Nl)
• Andreas van de Laar (66), Helmond (Noord-Brabant, NLD)
• Albertus Steegen (11), Oosterhesselen
• Adrianus Wilhelmus Vermeulen (0), Udenhout
• Aagje de Man (2), Hoogvliet
• Aaltje de Graaf (45), Westbroek, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Aaltje Aleida Riemer (34), Ermelo
• Andreas Andreassen (72)

• 1912 » Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer († 1993)
• 1913 » Kersti Merilaas, Estonian author and poet († 1986)
• 1915 » Eli Wallach, American actor († 2014)
• 1915 » Leigh Brackett, American author and screenwriter († 1978)
• 1920 » Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist († 2012)
• 1920 » Tatamkhulu Afrika, South African poet and author († 2002)
• 1920 » Walter Nowotny, Austrian-German soldier and pilot († 1944)
• 1921 » Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian guru and scholar († 2016)
• 1923 » Intizar Hussain, Indian-Pakistani author and scholar († 2016)
• 1923 » Ted Knight, American actor and comedian († 1986)

• 1891 » Arthur Blyth, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of South Australia (b. 1823)
• 1894 » Ferdinand de Lesseps, French businessman and diplomat, co-developed the Suez Canal (b. 1805)
• 1899 » Juan Luna, Filipino painter and sculptor (b. 1857)
• 1902 » Thomas Nast, German-American cartoonist (b. 1840)
• 1906 » Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1833)
• 1913 » Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian cardinal (b. 1828)
• 1917 » Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1826)
• 1918 » Frank Wilson, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Attack on Pearl Harbor:
• 1947 » Tristan Bernard, French author and playwright (b. 1866)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Wilhelmus
13. Albert
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Johan

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Aaltje
12. Jacoba
13. Helena
14. Geertruida
15. Margaretha
16. Grietje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
• February 5 » SSTuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
• February 24 » Estonian Declaration of Independence.
• May 2 » General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
• September 10 » Russian Civil War: The Red Army captures Kazan.
• December 1 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
• December 27 » The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.

The temperature on December 7, 1918 was between 5.7 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.